Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs
Chapter 14 - Early Start Program
Section IV-1413 - Responsibilities of Eligible Louisiana Postsecondary Institutions
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code IV-1413
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Each eligible Louisiana postsecondary institution that participates in the Early Start Program shall:
1. be responsible for
determining that the student meets the PLAN or ACT eligibility criteria
provided in
§1405 B-D;
2. reserve Early Start Program funds when the
student enrolled in a public high school is accepted and enrolled in an
appropriate course;
3. submit a
payment request to LOSFA for public high school students enrolled at the
institution for whom a reservation was made as follows:
a. for each public high school student
eligible for the Early Start Program who is enrolled at the end of the 14th
class day or later for semester schools, or the 9th class day or later for
quarter and term schools;
b.
payment request amount. Each semester or term, the postsecondary institution in
which a student is enrolled in an Early Start course shall submit a payment
request to LOSFA during the period the billing portal is open for each
semester/term for which the student is enrolled in the amount of $100 per
credit hour in which the student is enrolled, not to exceed $300 for each
college course. Payment requests received outside of these timeframes will not
be paid unless approved by the board;
c. the postsecondary institution may not
charge the student any mandatory institutional and tuition fees for enrollment
in a course paid for by the Early Start Program;
d. the payment request shall include the
Social Security number, college code, high school code, term, date, college
course type, hours attempted, and amount requested for each student;
4. for each nonpublic high school
student and each home school, submit to LOSFA within 30 days of the census date
of the semester/term for which the student is accepted in the Early Start
Program the student's name, Social Security number, college code, high school
code, term, date, college course type, hours attempted;
5. for students who have been previously
enrolled in the Early Start Program, determine whether the student is in good
standing at that institution;
6. by
submitting a payment request to LOSFA, the postsecondary institution certifies
that:
a. the student meets the eligibility
criteria provided in
§1405 B-D for the college course in which
the student is dually enrolled;
b.
the student was enrolled at the end of the 14th class day or later for semester
schools, or the 9th class day or later for quarter and term schools;
c. the student's high school or the parent of
a home school student has provided notice that the student is eligible for and
has been approved to continue participation in the program; and
d. the student's high school or the parent of
a home school student has provided notice of the course or courses approved for
enrollment;
e. the student is in
good standing at the institution;
7. verify that the student is enrolled in a
college course for which college credit is attempted and recorded on the
student's postsecondary permanent academic record, including the college
course, credit attempted, credit earned, and course grade, unless the student
withdraws before the college's census date or the student's enrollment is
cancelled;
8. report student level
outcome data to the board according to the boards specifications.
B. Records Retention
1. Records pertaining to the Early Start
Program are subject to audit as required by LOSFA, the board, and the Louisiana
Legislative Auditor. Postsecondary institutions shall maintain all records for
a minimum of three years. All such records shall be made available upon request
by LOSFA, the board and the Louisiana Legislative Auditor.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:3021-3031 and R.S. 17:3129.7.
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